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In the afternoon, in the darkest weeks of winter before Christmas, winter's face is pale. Only blue light before dark. The sun also sets almost colorless. But there is a lot of snow, you are free to ski on slopes that no one has skied before you. When dusk comes, you turn on the lights in the headlamp and just look ahead while skiing and respond warmly to the cold gaze of winter.

Panorama of four vertical photos, in the afternoon, Finland.

The Winter I Knew ( Riku Karjalainen ).

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Spring crocuses by Larissa Datsha

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Happy Easter Monday !

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One of 5 snowy days in Finland. Winter 2018. Blackbird (female) on the tree in my backyard ⛄ by Larissa Datsha

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The common blackbird was always fully migratory bird here, in Finland. 🐦 But not this crazy winter. I counted about 60 blackbirds in my backyard. #100lintulajia

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Blackbird (female) 💗 National bird of Sweden.

Mustarastas / Naaras.

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small rabid by Antti Tassberg

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Lake Shore by Egor Plenkin

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Jääsydän - Ice heart by Janne Maikkula

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Marrasjärvi, Rovaniemi. Lappi.

Otoño by Amador J. Cuello

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Stump by Kimmo Järvinen

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Stump, Finland.

The winter I knew. by Alice

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Before sunrise, at the beginning of the bluish dawn.

We still have winter in Finland, a decent one. It is certainly warmer than it used to be, and winter-related extremes have increased.

Here, amidst the beautiful snowy landscape, I think about climate change and how it is reflected in all of our daily lives. I think about the just-ended Baku climate conference, and how good decisions to slow down climate change were not made.

I think about the winter that is now, what it was like in the past, and what it will be like in the future, for our children and grandchildren.

👱‍♀️ The Winter I Knew (short film: Riku Karjalainen)

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Meždiļki otha side by NorthernFlake

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Somewhere in the milky way galaxy

At low tide on the shore by Egor Plenkin

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captured in flight by Sue323 :-)

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“If you can remember dreams of flying and soaring like a bird, or dancing, or singing more perfectly than you ever thought possible, you know that no second -hand accounts of such events could ever give you the thrill you felt in the dream”

~Gayle Delaney

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Just another lucky shot :-)

Koski kohisee - River flowing by Janne Maikkula

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Unarinköngäs, Rovaniemi. Lappi.

Paralyzed by fear by Petri Salonen

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Syyskuun loppu - End of September by Janne Maikkula

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Marrasjärvi, Rovaniemi. Lapland.

Spring is here:) by Tarja J